Somatic disease burden and depression risk in late life: a community-based study.

Federico TrioloDavide Liborio VetranoLinnea SjöbergAmaia Calderón-LarrañagaMartino Belvederi MurriLaura FratiglioniSerhiy Dekhtyar

Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2024)

Both number and patterns of co-occurring somatic diseases are associated with an increased risk of late-life depression. Mental health should be closely monitored among older adults with high somatic burden, especially if affected by cardiometabolic multimorbidity.

Keyphrases

mental health
copy number
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
risk factors
gene expression
mental illness
physical activity